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The All Party Group on Ageing and Older People debates issues of importance to people in later life, reviews parliamentary proposals relating to ageing and involves people in later life in its work.
With the Government's plans for large scale reform of the welfare system, the NHS, and the relationship between services and commissioners, this group certainly has an important role to play.
If you are an MP, Peer or someone interested in observing the work of the group then please email Camilla Williamson or call her on 020 8765 7274.
"Older people are a neglected group in terms of policy development and provision of services. I feel strongly about this, largely due to my work as a hospital visitor when I constantly see people who've been forgotten and who've received substandard services".
Penny would like to see the group addressing quality of life issues in this parliament, including poverty, mobility, transport, and the range and quality of accommodation available to older people. She is also particularly interested in freedoms and choice for older people, and opportunities to work and volunteer into late old age.
"I was proud to be the Liberal Democrat spokesperson for Older People on the party's health team and a member of the Work and Pension Select Committee. Through those roles I tried to champion the issues and needs affecting older people".
Greg would like to see the group addressing a range of issues during this parliament, including ending age discrimination, stamping out unacceptable treatment of older people in hospitals and in care homes, getting a fairer deal for carers, ensuring better awareness of caring for people with dementia and, above all, reforming the funding and delivery of social care.
"Issues affecting people in later life is a very long-standing interest and has followed me through my Parliamentary career. My Private Member's Bill became the Carers' (Recognition and Services) Act 1995 and I was Minister for Pensions 2003-2005".
Malcolm would like the group to address the pension issue and the long-term care of the elderly in this parliament. More generally, he believes we must counter the pessimism and gloom about the ageing population which, he says, should not be viewed as a 'problem' but as a new era of opportunity.
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This factsheet, which is updated on a monthly basis, is the most up-to-date source of publicly available, general information on people in later life in the UK.
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